Christmas
or
Christmas
Day
is
a
holiday
celebrating
the
birth
of
Jesus,
the
central
figure
of
Christianity.
It
is
traditionally
celebrated
on
December
25
by
most
Western
Christian
churches.
Although
dating
to
probably
as
early
as
a.d.
200,
the
feast
of
Christmas
did
not
become
widespread
until
the
Middle
Ages.
Aspects
of
celebration
may
include
gift-giving,
Christmas
trees,
display
of
Nativity
sets,
church
attendance,
the
Father
Christmas/Santa
Claus
myth,
and
family
gatherings.
The
word
Christmas
is
derived
from
Middle
English
Christemasse.
It
is
a
contraction
meaning
"Christ's
mass".
The
name
of
the
holiday
is
often
shortened
to
Xmas
because
Roman
letter
"X"
resembles
the
Greek
letter
X,
an
abbreviation
for
Christ.
圣诞节或圣诞节是庆祝
耶稣诞生的节日,
基督教的核心人物。它是由大多数西方传统上在12月25日庆祝基督教堂。虽然约会可能早在公元200年,圣诞节的盛宴才普及中世纪。方面的庆祝活动可能包括赠送礼物、圣诞树、圣诞集显示教堂,圣诞老人和圣诞老人的神话,和家庭聚会。圣诞节是来自中世纪英语Christemasse这个词。这是一个收缩“基督弥撒”的意义。节日的名称通常是缩短了圣诞节,因为
罗马字母“X”类似于
希腊字母X,基督的缩写。